How to Design Men Shoes

Those who want to design men's shoes should have an eye for fashion as well as the necessary design expertise. Once designs are settled upon, material will have to be gathered to produce the shoes.  After that, an adequate manufacturing facility for the shoes should also be secured.

• Keep up on the latest fashion trends.  See what people are wearing on the streets of big cities.  Trends of tomorrow start in parks and clubs of cities that are full of energetic people yearning for novelty.  If you cannot directly eye what is going on in the streets of big cities, get it secondhand from bloggers, fashion-on-the-street photographers or a friend who lives in the city and has an interest in fashion.


• Use your inspiration to come up with men’s shoe designs.  Settle upon a type of shoe that you want to design, and use your fashion inspirations to come up with a unique shoe.


• Gather the materials needed to manufacture your shoes.  The uppers will require leather, mesh, canvas or suede, while the bottoms of the shoes will require rubber.  Dress shoes may require additional material for adornments (like buckles) as well as specialized material for the heel of the shoes.


• Decide where to manufacture your shoes.  You can start manufacturing your shoes locally, but as your operation grows you may want to branch out to countries where production costs are lower, like Mexico and China.  You should also choose a manufacturing facility that allows you to output enough volume of shoes to meet demand.  This might mean having an injection mold machine available because shoes are increasingly being made via a vulcanization process.